Mike Burger wrote:
>
> GAIM, and a few others...there was also a Java based AIM client.
Great. Thanks.
> Then, you just need to open the firewall to AIM traffic.
"Open the firewall" in what sense? As long as GAIM-or-whatever
initiates the connection, and as long as it stays on a single port,
we're fine. Do we need to be able to support some sort of incoming
connection for this wretched thing?
> I'm not sure I understand why they can't let you use email to talk to
> them.
This is for real time conversations, but yeah, there are so many
alternatives (uh, IRC?), but for some reason they insist.
Mine is not to reason why...
-m
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Michael R. Jinks wrote:
>
> > Greetings. We have a client who insists on using AOL instant messenger,
> > and insists that we use it to talk to them. Sigh.
> >
> > Given that we are mostly on Linux desktops, that we don't use AOL as our
> > ISP, and that we're behind a masq'ing firewall, how might we comply with
> > this requirement? I seem to remember some discussion of Linux clients
> > for AIM some while back, but AOL wasn't cooperating, or some such... can
> > anyone offer tips?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -m
> >
>
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